[Geysers] Geyser Carols 2005

[Tom and Genean]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the new carol. We were still working on the Sput and it fit on  
the final page!!!

Tom and Genean


On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 00:26:38 +0000, <sgryc at comcast.net> wrote:

> Dear Gazers,
>
> Last December the Sput published the complete canon of Geyser Carols, or  
> so I thought. It seemed to me then that the well had run dry.  Imagine  
> my surprise when a temblor of inspiration struck suddenly a couple of  
> weeks ago, unsealing vast untapped reservoirs of hydrothermal verse.   
> One carol gushed forth, then another, and ideas for still more came  
> pouring out.  And you, fellow gazers, are the beneficiaries of my latest  
> eruptive activity.  Look…I even came up with two verses for “O Lone Pine  
> Geyser”!
>
> Best Holiday Wishes,
> Steve Gryc
> O Lone Pine Geyser
> (to the tune of “O Christmas Tree”)
>
> O Lone Pine Geyser at West Thumb,
> How lovely is thy setting,
> Where eager gazers are struck dumb
> To see your graceful jetting.
>
> We walk up for a closer look,
> But then park rangers throw the book.
> O Lone Pine Geyser at West Thumb,
> It’s just so darn upsetting.
>
> O Lone Pine Geyser on the shore,
> Your rare displays are stunning.
> Your tall eruptions we adore;
> They cause us to come running.
>
> We rush in for a nearer view,
> Then hear some ranger shout “HEY, YOU!”
> O Lone Pine Geyser on the shore,
> Our wallets you keep dunning.
>
>
> The Tourist’s Carol
> (to the tune of “O Come, All Ye Faithful”)
>
> How come dumb Old Faithful
> doesn’t go so high now?
> And why must we wait so long
> for it to erupt?
> Back in the old days,
> you could set your watch by it.
>
> How come they can’t predict it?
> How come they haven’t fixed it?
> How come we don’t just nix it
> and go get some lunch?
>
>
>



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